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Under AEFI, we routinely monitor the child for any adverse drug reactions,” said Lale.He added that the action on sealing the vaccine batch does not imply that the drug manufacturer was at fault. Aurangabad: The batch of pentavalent vaccine manufactured by a Hyderbad-based company has been prohibited for further use following the death of two children in Aurangabad and Parbhani who were administered the vaccine from the same batch.On November 3, eight-month-old Ilma Imran Sayyed died a few hours after she was administered pentavalent vaccine at the primary health centre in Gandheli near Aurangabad. The doctor, who was present when the vaccine was being administered, had apologised to the village leaders after Ilma’s family raised an alarm. If the report from the lab finds the vaccines fit for use, we will use them again,” said Lale.Pentavalent vaccine is a five-in-one vaccine that protects children from five infections—diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b -Arpita Sharad “We have not discarded the vaccines as they will expire on October 2020..